Body esteem, peer difficulties and perceptions of physical health in overweight and obese urban children aged 5 to 7 years.
Body esteem, peer difficulties and perceptions of physical health in overweight and obese urban children aged 5 to 7 years.
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5~7岁城市超重肥胖儿童的身体自尊、同伴困难及身体健康认知。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01401.x
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发表时间：
2013
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Hare,ME
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Williams,NA;Fournier,J;Coday,M;Richey,PA;Tylavsky,FA;Hare,ME
目的探讨城市超重和肥胖儿童的身体质量指数（BMI）与身体自尊之间是否存在关联，并检验同伴关系困难和身体健康感知是否是这种关联的中介变量。和父母报告的儿童同伴关系困难本研究以218名5-7岁超重和肥胖儿童为被试，采用问卷调查的方法，研究了儿童对同伴欺负和同伴排斥的感知和对身体健康的感知（81%的种族/少数民族，MBMI = 25.3）和他们的主要carrier.ResultsHigher BMI与较低的身体自尊的女孩和男孩。男孩身体健康不佳是这种关系的中介，但女孩不是。同伴关系的困难并没有调解观察到的BMI和身体自尊之间的关联，在任何一组，然而，女孩的BMI较高经历了更多的欺凌和被欺负的同龄人与身体自尊较低的girls. ConclusionsIntervention与身体健康的看法可能会缓冲超重和肥胖的男孩在幼儿期发展低身体自尊。
ObjectiveTo determine whether there is an association between body mass index (BMI) and body esteem in young overweight and obese urban children, and to test peer relationship difficulties and perceived physical health as mediators of this relationship.MethodsChild self‐reported body esteem, and parent‐reported child peer relationship difficulties (being bullied by peers and peer rejection) and physical health perceptions were obtained from 218 overweight and obese children aged 5–7 years (81% racial/ethnic minority,MBMI = 25.3) and their primary caregivers.ResultsHigher BMI was associated with lower body esteem for both girls and boys. This relation was mediated by poor physical health for boys but not for girls. Peer relationship difficulties did not mediate the observed association between BMI and body esteem in either group; however, girls with higher BMI experienced more bullying and being bullied by peers was associated with lower body esteem in girls.ConclusionsIntervening with perceptions of physical health may buffer overweight and obese boys from developing low body esteem in early childhood.